How Often Do I Need to Renew My Trademark?

Q: How often do I need to renew my trademark?

Every 10 years, indefinitely, via Form TM-R. Renewal can be filed up to a year before expiry, and there's a limited restoration window after expiry — but letting it lapse is a real, avoidable risk, not a formality.

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Published 6 August 2026 · Updated 6 August 2026 · 2 min read

A trademark registration in India is valid for 10 years from the filing date, and it can be renewed indefinitely in further 10-year terms — there's no cap on how many times.

When to renew

Renewal is filed on Form TM-R and can be submitted up to a year before the registration expires. Filing early, rather than at the last minute, avoids the risk of the mark lapsing due to a missed deadline or a processing delay at the Registry. Your deadline is exactly 10 years from your original filing date — worth calendaring the moment you receive your registration certificate, since the Registry does not send a reminder before it lapses.

What happens if you miss it

If a registration isn't renewed by its expiry date, the Registry can remove it from the register. There is a limited restoration window afterward, but restoration involves an additional fee and isn't guaranteed — and during any gap, your statutory rights are exposed, including the risk that someone else files for the same or a similar mark while yours has lapsed.

Why this matters more than it sounds

A 10-year cycle is long enough that renewal is easy to lose track of, especially if the original registration was handled years ago by someone no longer at the company, or by a service that didn't flag the deadline. Building renewal tracking into how you manage the mark — not just remembering it when a certificate happens to surface — is the difference between routine renewal and an avoidable lapse.

See our complete guide to trademark renewal for the full process. For the registration process renewal follows, see our trademark registration guide, and for everything else that comes with owning a mark long-term, see our guide to the full trademark lifecycle.